Community Nurse

Ministry of Children and Family Development
Kamloops


Community Nurse
$71,376.41- $93,685.11 annually


Youth Forensic Psychiatric Services is mandated to provide inpatient and outpatient Court-ordered and Court- related assessment and treatment services to young persons pursuant to the Youth Criminal Justice Act as well as other relevant federal and provincial statutes.

The Community Nurse works as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, providing direct care to adolescents with a broad range of mental health and behavioural problems. This role assumes responsibility for an individual caseload. The Community Nurse also provides consultation and teaching to other professionals and contributes to program development.

The BC Public Service encourages a healthy work/life balance that enables you to take advantage of the community and surrounding area in which you live. For more information, please visit What the BC Public Service Offers You. 

The Indigenous Applicant Advisory Service is available to applicants that self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, status or non-status, Métis, or Inuit) seeking work or already employed in the BC Public Service. For information about the Indigenous Applicant Advisory Service please visit: Indigenous Applicant Advisory Service - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca). 

Qualifications for this role include:

  • Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing from a recognized university and licensed to practice and registered under the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives. Or applicants with equivalent combination of nursing diploma and related nursing experiences and licensed to practice nursing in BC. 
     
    • NOTE:  If your degree or diploma was obtained outside of Canada, you need to confirm it has been assessed for equivalency through the International Credential Evaluation Services (ICES). Confirmation of equivalency of your degree is required for you to be considered. Please indicate in your resume (include a copy of the approval; if in progress), proof must be provided on or by the closing date of the posting.
       
  • Minimum of two (2) years (preferred (3) or more years) of experience in psychiatric nursing.

Preference will be given to applicants with:

  • Two (2) or more years' experience working with adolescents in a forensic or community mental health setting.

 

For more information, and to apply online by November 7, 2022, please go to: https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/91668